Iraq vs Ukraine: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Iraq

5.78 million

in 2010

Ukraine

6.80 million

in 2010

Iraq rank

60th

Ukraine rank

59th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

Ukraine currently reports 6.80 million against 5.78 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 60th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Indicator: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.